Offering Food
Mar. 13th, 2011 03:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deirdreLook, I know I have more dietary constraints [1][2] than the average celiac, but here's a thought:
If you are going to offer me food and you know me well enough to know that I'm celiac, I'm going to think you're being deliberately rude if you offer me something you know I can't eat. Or you should know.
I get that there are nuances to "no wheat, rye, barley, and oats are problematic too" thing that most people won't think about. Preservatives, for example. Soy sauce (and anything that contains it). Food starch.
But if you've been a guest at my place for more than 150 times and then you offer me something that contains wheat as a first ingredient, I'm just going to think you're being rude.
[1] Unsafe foods list
[2] I also am on a goitrogen-free diet.
If you are going to offer me food and you know me well enough to know that I'm celiac, I'm going to think you're being deliberately rude if you offer me something you know I can't eat. Or you should know.
I get that there are nuances to "no wheat, rye, barley, and oats are problematic too" thing that most people won't think about. Preservatives, for example. Soy sauce (and anything that contains it). Food starch.
But if you've been a guest at my place for more than 150 times and then you offer me something that contains wheat as a first ingredient, I'm just going to think you're being rude.
[1] Unsafe foods list
[2] I also am on a goitrogen-free diet.